billets
The English phrase 'tickets' is translated into French as billets.
billets refers to pieces of paper or digital records that grant a person the right to enter a place or travel on transport. This term is used for specific types of tickets such as un billet d'avion (plane ticket), un billet de train (train ticket) and un billet de concert (concert ticket). You can also specify the direction of travel using un billet aller-simple (one-way ticket) or un billet aller-retour (round-trip ticket), or refer to a digital version as un billet électronique (e-ticket).
Which one should you use?
Use billets specifically for travel, such as for trains or planes and for admission to events like a concert or a show.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In parts of Switzerland and Belgium, the word places is commonly used to mean 'tickets'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is billet, while the plural form is billets.
Did you know?
- The word billet comes from the diminutive of bille, meaning a small ball or piece of wood. This reflects the historical use of small, carved pieces of wood as tokens or tickets.
- The word billet also refers to a short, informal written note or a small piece of paper, such as a 'billet doux' which is a love note.
- In French, the word billet is also the standard term for a banknote or paper currency. To specify a bank note of a certain value, you would say un billet de dix euros.
Examples in context
- As-tu les billets ?Do you have the tickets?This sentence is useful for asking if someone possesses the billets.Tatoeba #5993206 by christian63, translation #2265777 by _undertoad
- Où sont les billets ?Where are the tickets?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of the billets.Tatoeba #11619601 by Aiji, translation #9013158 by CK
- J'ai payé ces billets.I paid for these tickets.This sentence is useful for stating that you have paid for the billets.Tatoeba #2390083 by sacredceltic, translation #2389850 by CK
- Puis-je avoir deux billets pour le cinéma, s'il vous plaît?Can I have two movie tickets, please?
- 74 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nathan and Léa are arriving at the cinema.
- NathanLéa, tu as les billets ?Léa, do you have the tickets?
- LéaOui, ils sont sur mon téléphone.Yes, they are on my phone.
- NathanC'est parfait, on peut entrer.That's perfect, we can go in.
- LéaJe montre les billets au contrôleur.I will show the tickets to the attendant.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
